Great haircut! That's all that really matters. Real attention to detail and performed with care.

I had an all over, single process color and a hair cut done. The hair cut is great and thats why i gave it 2 stars. But I asked for and picked out a dark brown color to be dyed. My hair turned out pitch black, and its been a few washes and is not washing out to brown. It is definitely black- not what I wanted. read more

I had Chris cut my hair and it is one of the best haircuts I've ever gotten. Homeboy knows exactly what he's doing and knows what will look good, but never sacrifices what the customer asks for. He is also one of the first hairdressers I have been able to comfortably chat with throughout my haircut. I would recommend him to anyone - he is a top notch stylist. read more

I have been to Imaj a few times and I am very happy with the service and the quality. Recep has been doing my hair and I have received a lot of compliments. He is excellent at cutting and blow drying. Highly recommend Imaj. read more

I'm new to the area so I searched on yelp for a place to get my hair done. I called to make an appointment and ask about pricing since I couldn't find any pricing on their website. When I called I said I wanted a cut and high light. I asked how much it would be and they avoided the question. I had to ask a second time before hanging up. They said it would be $150. I thought this was reasonable since it seemed like a legitimate salon in DC. I made my appointment first thing in the morning because I had work later that day. It's 90 degrees outside and I walk inside and it is soooo hot. At least 95 degrees. Come to find out their AC is broken. The guy that did my hair, Yusuf, didn't even get there until the time of the appointment so nothing was ready for me. Needless to say, my appointment didn't start on time. Yusuf doesn't speak English so a woman had to translate for him and tell him what I wanted done to my hair. I decided I wanted blonde highlights and low lights and lots of layers. I've never gotten low lights but a friend recommended I do it. So I sweat my ass off in this robe for three hours. Terribly uncomfortable. But Yusuf is doing an amazing job so I'm letting him do his thing. Once it's time to blow dry my hair, I say just to blow it out because I'm going to have to just put it up for work. He says that he would like to style it for my so I just agree to it and say okay. He blows it and makes it curly just with a round brush. It looks stunning. I'm so happy. I go up to the counter to check out and the woman asks the guy who I assume is the owner and who I spoke with on the phone how much to charge me. He says $230!!!! I'm like what?! He said you added a low light and style which is an additional $80!!!! And he walks away. At NO point during my appointment did they tell me that anything was going increase the cost. Nothing about my experience would even make this worth $230!!!! They weren't giving you a glass of wine or a damn massage! I was sweating my ass off the whole time so terribly uncomfortable. They should have charged less money for my experience! And I'm a first time customer! The woman in the middle of checking me out rudely takes a call. I don't have time to argue because I need to leave to go to work. I ask the woman if this includes tip and she said cash only. How can you charge $230 for a hair cut and say you can only tip with cash. I didn't have any cash on me whatsoever. I feel so terrible that I couldn't tip Yusuf because he did such a great job. But because of the terrible customer service, horrible atmosphere, and bait and switch experience I will never go back there. read more

My last visit is my last. Stylist neither listened nor cared. As a result, my haircut was very substandard--sloppy and uneven, with a nice blotch in back (have tried to do home repairs, but a month in a baseball cap may be in order). read more

The eyebrow lady does a fantastic job threading. The regular receptionist was not here one day when I went to make an appt. The person at the front desk ignored me completely and went on with his phone conversation. I waited for five minutes. It was quite an experience. I walked out and he did not even look up. I would not go back there if the eyebrow lady was not so fantastic read more

I love Recep! A fantastic colorist and an artist when it comes to cutting hair. I have been with him for 3 years and I'm still thrilled. He gives you the hair you want not what he wants. Prices are worth the results. read more

I've lived in Washington DC all my life and have visited many hair salons. I've never had a better hair style /cut then from this jewel in Cleveland Park. John is my go to guy and Recep does an excellent job as well. The place is low-key and serious about giving you the best hair. Did I mention, the price is right also. read more

It was a very clean and sunny salon. They took me on a last minute notice, which was extremely convenient because of the snow. There was a little confusion on how I wanted my hair colored- the first round was orange much to my shock. However, despite the bad dye job they quickly fixed it and my hair looks lovely! They handed the situation very professionally and righted the problem immediately. My haircut was very precise and looks great. read more

So I have never written a review in my LIFE, but am so bothered by my experience that I have to write about it. If you don't want to read my paragraph, just know that their customer service needs some serious improvement and I felt like they didn't care at all about what I wanted. I am $150 out for a hair color that I never asked for, and they refuse to fix it without charging me more. I went to Imaj about a week ago for a dye job. I wanted to dye my hair 'chocolate/auburn' all over with no hair cut, no highlights, no ombre. I had pictures on my phone for what I was trying to go for. I tried to show my stylist but he kind of just blew me off and didn't look at the pictures and just said "yeah yeah chocolate/auburn I got it." So after said and done, my hair turned out fine right at the roots, but the rest of my hair was black. Seriously black. I didn't like it, but just paid and left (mind you it was $150 for all over color- kind of expensive to me). After two days, I still didn't like it and it wasn't at all what I asked for. So I called and was nervous to call back since I have never hated my hair so much to go back. I asked to speak with the manager, but the receptionist replied saying that if I wasn't happy with my hair they would love for me to come back in to fix it to the color I requested. I made another appointment for this week. I once again showed pictures on my phone for the color I was aiming for, and once again I got blown off and he didn't even look at the pictures. So it turned out too light and not chocolate/auburn at all. The stylist said to come back next week and he would add toner to make it darker. So I went to the receptionist to find out when I could come back to have the toner put in. She replied that I was $100 for the day. I was shocked, and I'm kind of a push over in public settings because I don't want to cause a scene. I paid, and then as I was putting my card back in my wallet, I finally spoke up for myself. I asked why I was told to come back in for y'all to fix it "because it's not fair for any client to leave unhappy" if I was going to get charged. My stylist who is also the manager (because I asked the receptionist if I could talk to the manager) came and told me that "it wasn't his fault that it turned out black." My mind was blown, because I never said it was his fault, but I just wanted what I asked for for $150. He was very rude, not understanding, and kind of laughing at me when I was trying to explain that I shouldn't be charged again especially since my hair color is STILL not what I asked for. I already paid $150 to receive chocolate/auburn hair that is still not what I have. Long story short, I seriously had to use a steak example for him to understand my point of view. I don't even think he understood because he refunded me the $100 and said "Okay I'll just charge you next week when you come in for the toner." I said "Don't worry I wont be back." So after two weeks and way too much time wasted, I would not recommend this salon to anyone. read more

I had a great visit to this salon -- first time there for me. Recep did a first rate job and I'm very pleased with the results. I highly recommend this Salon to anyone. read more

BROTHERS, SAVE YOURSELVES!!! I'D RATE NO STARS IF I COULD! Went to this place because my regular stylist called out sick and I had a big event that night. What a mistake. I had a guy, don't know his name, but it wasn't John...think it began with an "M"... I think I have pretty simple hair, wavy, and I asked for it cropped short and close on sides and back and a LITTLE bit longer up top...I stressed to him that I wanted it to blend in from the sides/back to the top. You know, your standard, clean look. What I got was like something out of Edward Scissorhands. Seriously. The sides and back are okay, though not nearly as short as I'd like, but up top it's like he tried to get artistic...it looks like a ball of messed-up yarn on my head. He interpreted "little bit longer" up top to mean "mohawk". In the chair it looked like he just hadn't cut off as much as I would like, and he put too much product in to make the front stick up. When I washed it later there are sections of hair that are a good half-inch longer than others. I had to slick my hair down to my head so I looked like Gordon Gekko from "Wall Street" just to have a semblance of something professional for the work event that night. Otherwise I'd look like a cockatoo, or Bob's Big Boy if he stuck his finger in a light socket. Never again! And, yeah, this debacle set me back 30 bucks and I am planning on finding another stylist for a repair job ASAP. read more

This was my second time getting my hair cut by John. I had a 9:30 appointment that I made about 6 weeks ago. I always tell the reception person that I have really thick and curly hair that requires more time. John cut it and it still wasn't right and when I said I don't like how it looks here, he said I have already spent 45 minutes and am late for my next appt, well actually he had spent 1/2 an hour, because someone also shampooed and prepped my hair. When I said I made this appt a long time ago and asked for more time, he spent about 5 min trying to fix it but seemed irritated the whole time. I asked him to not rush and he kept saying I am not rushing, even though he clearly was. After he finished, and I said it felt like the layers weren't right in the back he told me to shampoo it and if I still didn't like I could come back and he would fix it and then walked away to his next client. I didn't tip and went elsewhere to have it fixed. Needless to say I won't be back. The service is awful and he clearly didn't care if I was happy with the end result. I have never had someone, let alone one of the owners, tell me they were late for their next appt. read more

When I moved to DC I was in desperate need to have my eyebrow threaded. And, as any girl knows, you can't have just anyone do it because God only knows how they could turnout. I was always told Turks are the best at styling hair and anything that involves beauty, so I went out searching for a Turkish hair salon in DC and came across Imaj. Best place I could have came across! From my very first experience at Imaj, Rukiye has done an amazing job. Every time I go in there, which is at list once a month, she takes her time and ensures complete precision every time. She also takes the time to tell you what she is doing. And if your brows are in need of a little TLC, she will lay out a plan on how she is going to correct them over the next few months and she will even give you a lesson with an eyebrow liner (who ever knows how to use one anyway?!?!) Two years later, I couldn't be happier with the shape of my eyebrows and have received many compliments on them. So much so, I have a few friends that go see Rukiye at least once a month as well! read more

I haven't had a haircut or highlights in months. Never can find anyone that I like. So maybe I'm biased heading into this. But, although the highlights turned out really well, I'm disappointed in the service for the pricing. I wanted to discuss cutting my hair shorter and was never given the chance. The stylist decided how much to take off (although he did show me how much he was taking, but never asked what length I might consider). I wanted to try something new, but was never given the chance to even explain or have the stylist talk a bit with me about what I wanted or what options there might be. The staff was rude when I entered, I didn't feel welcome and felt more like I would at supercuts. If I wanted that experience I would have gone there. I will debate going back simply for the fact that it is convenient to my home, and the highlights were done well. But for this kind of pricing I want more of an experience, it's a treat for me to take this kind of time for myself and I want to feel welcome. read more